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Gender representation and corruption in Ekurhuleni post-2021: Between inclusion and institutional resistance

This study investigates the evolving relationship between gender representation and anti-corruption governance in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) following South Africa’s 2021 local government elections. Using a qualitative case study design, the study draws on 20 semi-structured interviews with EMM coun...

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Gender Inequality and Women’s Political Participation in Taraba State

- Gender inequality remains a pervasive global issue that continues to shape political, social, and economic structures, particularly in developing nations like Nigeria. The objective of this study is to examine the extent and nature of gender inequality and its implications for women's political participation in Tarab...

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Institutionalized Patriarchy Beyond Representation: Rurality, Gender, and Political Participation Among Amazigh Women in Morocco

The objective of this article is to examine how gendered institutional practices constrain the substantive political participation of Amazigh-speaking women elected to local councils in Morocco. Although constitutional reforms, gender quotas, and the official recognition of Amazigh have expanded women’s formal politica...

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This research provides a critical analysis of the historically gendered relationship between the state and the individual, revealing how state structures have long been dominated by patriarchal norms that systematically exclude women from political and institutional domains. While the state has functioned as a central...

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Sisterhood and Surveillance

The inclusion of women in violent extremist organizations is often misinterpreted as the evidence of unique gender empowerment or ideological transformation. This article examines the institutional role of women in the al-Khansaa Brigade within the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), through a feminist, intern...

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This study analyzes the widespread impact of the Qubaysiyat order, a women-led and operated Islamic revivalist movement in postcolonial Syria, and its reflection and transformation across the cultural landscape of a broad spectrum of Muslim communities today. Through strategically cultivated spheres of influence, Munir...

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